10-26-2021, 03:58 AM
Hi Knot,
I'm glad you found some redeeming qualities in the first two strophes. I have written a number of versions of this pome but I have yet to pen one that I'm satisfied with. I wrote it while I was on a journey to Italy to discover my roots. The episode in the 2nd strophe takes place at a bus station in Calabria which happened to be propitiously situated next to some cactus pears. Cactus pears are considered a delicacy in Italy and negotiating the needles is a difficult enough task with rubber gloves, but to do so bare-handed is quite the task. The discarded syringes refer to the fruit's barbs.
Yes, somehow connecting these three strophes seamlessly has me quite stumped at the moment .
Re: Inevitability - yes it's only inevitable in hindsight.
Thanks for your take on this. Much appreciated.
Cheers
I'm glad you found some redeeming qualities in the first two strophes. I have written a number of versions of this pome but I have yet to pen one that I'm satisfied with. I wrote it while I was on a journey to Italy to discover my roots. The episode in the 2nd strophe takes place at a bus station in Calabria which happened to be propitiously situated next to some cactus pears. Cactus pears are considered a delicacy in Italy and negotiating the needles is a difficult enough task with rubber gloves, but to do so bare-handed is quite the task. The discarded syringes refer to the fruit's barbs.
Yes, somehow connecting these three strophes seamlessly has me quite stumped at the moment .
Re: Inevitability - yes it's only inevitable in hindsight.
Thanks for your take on this. Much appreciated.
Cheers